The lovely village of Rocamadour is North of Toulouse and close to the Dordogne valley. Each year the small village, in the Parc Naturel Régional des Causses du Quercy, receives more than a million visitors. It is an important pilgrimage destination and has been for 1000 years. Built on the site of a shrine to a Madonna, the shrine became famous for its healing powers and soon became a stop on the pilgrimage path to Santiago de Campostela. Its sanctuaries include the Chapelle Notre Dame (home to the Black Madonna), the Basilica of Saint-Sauveur, the Saint-Michel chapel and the Palace of the Bishops (Palais des Eveques).
Rocamadour is one of the Grand Sites of France.
